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Magnetite from
Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:Occurs in miarolitic cavities and in masses in garnet-pseudoleucite syenite and nepheline syenite pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:62968
Long-form Identifier:1:3:62968:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘJones Mill Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHeath farm (York rutile deposit), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘRutherford deposit (Moses Hill; Cemetery deposit; Miller deposit), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCove Creek Bridge and The Branch area, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPerovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘEudialyte pegmatite, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMagnet Cove School area, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKimzey Calcite Quarry (Calcite Hill), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKimzey Magnetite Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘChristy property, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E. Jr. (1988) Arkansas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 63 (2) 104-125 doi:10.1080/00357529.1988.11761826p.109
Flohr, Marta J. K., Ross, Malcolm (1989) Alkaline igneous rocks of Magnet Cove, Arkansas: Metasomatized ijolite xenoliths from Diamond Jo quarry. American Mineralogist, 74 (1-2) 113-131
 
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